basin
noun
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
basins
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pluralof basin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Many hospital emergency departments, meanwhile, have become catch basins for people with unmet mental-health challenges in full-blown crises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Gulf Coast refineries benefit from lower-cost crude coming from Texas oil basins such as the Permian and Eagle Ford.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
"It was interesting to see that some of the same signatures that we observe in modern oil and gas basins are also there and preserved in 2-billion-year-old samples."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The Department of Water Resources has a program that has provided funding for local agencies to buy dozens of pumps, build 12 water-catching basins and clear 600 acres of land for more basins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Against the opposite wall was a long bench laden with wide earthenware basins, and beside it stood brown ewers filled with water, some cold, some steaming hot.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
